Managed To Gain My First Permissions.

[Dean 4546 66]

Hello lads, ive been delving in & out of this forum for the last 18months but felt i had nothing to contribute has i had no permission of my own but as of today thats been put right as i have just gained two. Ive been trying for 18 months by sending letters out, plus cards & putting leaflets etc at horse & agriculture feed places, plenty of replies but no luck. I know you all advise to knock on doors but i just didnt think that was somthing i could do as i was worried i would just start to waffle on & make a mess of it and that seems strange as im a taxi driver and talk to 60+ people a day. Well today i went knocking for the 1st time & got 2 yes's with my opening attempts. There not massive farms but a nice mature woodland about 5 acres, 65 acres of pasture & a large block of horse paddocks, with plenty of rabbits on. So if i can just say to anyone whos struggling to get permission & feels like giving up, get out there & knock on those doors, ok its nerve racking but the rewards are great. Cheers

[walshie 2,804]

Bet you wish you'd tried that 18 months ago.

 

Good on you!

[Dean 4546 66]

Your not wrong pal but got there in the end !

[Rez 4,961]

Superb. Well done. Enjoy.

[mark williams 7,556]

Well done Dean, well done !

 

First job ! Leave the rifle well at home, no distractions, and walk around the new permission, watching and learning for at least a month.- "yeah at least a month" !- you will learn so much more about your shoot empty handed.

Know the very basics of your permission`s wild life fist Dean, - "vastly important mate".

An "opportunist hunter" gets no where near the results of the hunter that "plans and practices"

Edited September 26, 2015 by mark williams

[Rez 4,961]

Marks right... But yeah, good luck with that... Leaving the rifle at home just as you've secured a new permission

 

But his point is very valid. Maybe take it, but sit and observe.

 

God it's so mint being into a sport that gets us out in the presence of loads of wild life.

 

Saw a f'kin huge buzzard this evening while shooting pigeons. Intimidating. Ha. We think we're hunters.

[Dean 4546 66]

Will do pal. Walked round the bounderies today with the farmer & he advised me the same as you have just. He said theres no rush its there for me when im ready but could i get on with the rats in the barns & stables asap. Hes shown me were there at there worst & i will be tackling them from monday onwards. Thats somthing that ive been doing in the last 18 months for the lads on the pens with there pigeon lofts, keeping the rats in order. Cheers

[tomburras 2,730]

superb your efforts where rewarded its a hard thing to do - especially if your as shy as I am, but its got to be done. if you look after it more will follow. good luck with it

[Giro 2,648]

Well done Dean, well done !

 

First job ! Leave the rifle well at home, no distractions, and walk around the new permission, watching and learning for at least a month.- "yeah at least a month" !- you will learn so much more about your shoot empty handed.

Know the very basics of your permission`s wild life fist Dean, - "vastly important mate).

An "opportunist hunter" gets no where near the results of the hunter that "plans and practices"

A month ???

 

Seems a bit exsisive..

 

I am all for seeing the lay or the land..

 

I'd personally have a wander with the rifle and get cracking..

 

Good luck..

[Welsh_red 4,645]

Permissions will come if you treat this one right

[mark williams 7,556]

 

Well done Dean, well done !

 

First job ! Leave the rifle well at home, no distractions, and walk around the new permission, watching and learning for at least a month.- "yeah at least a month" !- you will learn so much more about your shoot empty handed.

Know the very basics of your permission`s wild life fist Dean, - "vastly important mate).

An "opportunist hunter" gets no where near the results of the hunter that "plans and practices"

A month ???

 

Seems a bit exsisive..

 

I am all for seeing the lay or the land..

 

I'd personally have a wander with the rifle and get cracking..

 

Good luck..

 

Learn your land first ! - observe and learn, opportunist hunters learn absolutely nothing in comparison.

[j j m 6,539]

well done mate

[Giro 2,648]

 

 

 

Well done Dean, well done !

 

First job ! Leave the rifle well at home, no distractions, and walk around the new permission, watching and learning for at least a month.- "yeah at least a month" !- you will learn so much more about your shoot empty handed.

Know the very basics of your permission`s wild life fist Dean, - "vastly important mate).

An "opportunist hunter" gets no where near the results of the hunter that "plans and practices"

A month ???

 

Seems a bit exsisive..

 

I am all for seeing the lay or the land..

 

I'd personally have a wander with the rifle and get cracking..

 

Good luck..

Learn your land first ! - observe and learn, opportunist hunters learn absolutely nothing in comparison.

I disagree..

 

So In a period of a month, how many times would you suggest " learning & observing ".

 

A months total over kill..

 

Far enough walk the land , look for potential hazards, back stops, stock, the direction rabbits are traveling home, runs & dreys.

 

If it took you a month to weigh up a small holding, your over complacating things..

 

Each to there own however within a month I'd of been to the game dealers a few times or at least filled a chest freezer..

Edited September 26, 2015 by Giro

[Shotguner 3]

I must admit I agree with Giro , with new permissions I walk the land empty handed for two days and if using the night vision then two nights , this gives me a good enough eye for the safe zone and where the height of activity is in a field , walking a field only once can be miss leading but if I was to take a month walking the land before taking a single shot I would run the risk of losing the permission ,( the land owner would see me there all the time but no improvement with the pest problem )

 

Congrats on the permission tho , it's hard work but worth the effort , just stay keen on the land and prove yourself to be safe , reliable and trustworthy and he will put your name and number around for you

Edited September 26, 2015 by Shotguner

[Durham John 693]

congrats on getting a start in the perm buis.

no doubt there will be more to comw